Ronnie Lee Davis

January 15, 2003

BEDFORD - Ronnie Lee Davis, 59, of Bedford and formerly of Surry, Va., died Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, in Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 3, 1944, in Accoville, Logan Co., W.Va., a son of James Howard Davis and Mary Jane Stapleton Davis. He was a retired electrician from the Norfolk Naval Yard, an avid fisherman and loved life to the fullest. He was also a member of Center Point Baptist Church in West Virginia and for many years a peewee football coach for the City of Newport News. He loved every child he coached. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Rector Davis; and two brothers, Jimmy Davis and Bruce Davis. Ronnie is survived by a daughter, Joyce A. Whalen and her husband, Gregory, of Bedford; a stepson, Mark Norris and his wife, Wendy, of Hampton; a stepdaughter, Carolyn Bretz and her husband, Don, of Williamsburg; two sisters, Ardella Wilkinson and her husband, Tony, of West Hamlin, W.Va., and Sue Sowards and her husband, Ronald, of Newark, Ohio; a brother, Bobby Davis and his wife, Edna, of Lumberton, N.C.; seven step- grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and many relatives and friends.

A funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at Center Point Baptist Church, West Hamlin, W.Va., with the Rev. William Hughes officiating. Burial will follow in Ray's Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. To send condolences, please visit www.carder-tharp.com. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, 586-3443.